If you’re like most people, you probably have a ton of videos stored on your iPod or iPhone. But what if you want to watch a video file that isn’t supported by the built-in player? No problem! In this article, we’ll show you how to use VLC for iPod and iPhone to watch almost any video file type. First, download and install VLC for iPod and iPhone from the App Store. Once it’s installed, open it and click the “File” button in the main toolbar. From here, you can select which videos you want to play. If the video you want to play is in a format that VLC doesn’t support (like MP4 or AVI), then you’ll need to convert it first. To do this, open VLC and click the “Convert” button in the main toolbar. From here, select the format of your choice (MP4 or AVI) and click “Start”. After your video has been converted, it will be available as an option in the “Convert” menu. Now that your video is ready to be played, just select it from the “File” menu and hit play! ..
VLC has been available for the iPad for several weeks now, and has finally come to the iPod Touch & iPhone.
Download VLC for iPhone & iPod Touch
Download the VLC Media Player like you would any app either from the iTunes App Store or directly on your device.
Using VLC for iPhone & iPod Touch
When you first launch it, you’ll be prompted with a message explaining how to get video in your VLC library.
Plug in your iPod Touch or iPhone, launch iTunes, and click on the device. Select Apps and scroll down to File Sharing. Click on VLC and add videos under VLC Documents.
Or you can do a simple drag and drop of the files as well.
After you add video files they are synced to your device right away without having to use the Sync feature in iTunes.
Just tap on the video you wan to watch. One thing we noticed is the playback controls don’t disappear after a few seconds as they normally do while watching a video.
Just tap anywhere on the video screen and they will be hidden. Then tap it again to bring them back.
Here is an example of a video we downloaded from YouTube. Like the desktop app, VLC for the iPhone & iPod Touch will play virtually any file you throw at it.
It also allows you to delete video files directly from the device without the need to connect it to iTunes first. Just tap Edit in the upper right corner and tap the delete button.
The VLC app is free and allows you to watch file formats not supported natively. With VLC for an iOS device, it makes it easier to watch various video formats without having to convert them first.
VLC Media Player iTunes Preview
